Pierce 23 Fire and Rescue is a municipal agency that provides fire protection, fire prevention and emergency medical services to the 2,500 residents of the towns of Ashford, Elbe, and Alder in rural south Pierce County, at the Gateway to Mount Rainier. We have four stations, 18 apparatus, 16 active volunteers and 3 paid staff members who provide 24/7 coverage for District #23, a coverage area of approximately 67 square miles. The district has two major state highways (State Route 7 and State Route 706) and serves as a vital transportation corridor to the south west side of Mount Rainier National Park. The district also has major water resources including the Nisqually River and Alder Lake, a 7-mile long reservoir ending at Alder Dam, which provides power to thousands of homes in Pierce County.

This website is designed to be a source of information for residents, visitors, fire fighters, and neighboring fire departments.

PCFD #23 firefighters at North Bend working on the Propane prop

Time to Fall Back and Check Your Smoke Detector Batteries!

It is time once again to fall back - to end Daylight Savings Time and return to standard time. Likewise, it's a perfect time to remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. Here at Pierce County Fire District 23, we're all about safety. So we encourage you to get into the habit of changing all your smoke alarm batteries either at the end or the beginning of Daylight Savings Time to keep your family safe and protect your home from fire and smoke damage. The value of having reliable smoke alarms in our home is well known. However, having smoke alarms is not enough. A good fire safety plan demands that the smoke alarms are actually working. Adopting the habit of quickly checking your smoke detectors each month will ensure that they are working properly, and changing the batteries at least once a year will ensure that their batteries are fresh and strong. Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:00:00 AM

2016 Fire Department Open House and Community Blood Drive

It is our pleasure to announce that your local fire department, Pierce County Fire District 23, will be hosting a fire department open house on Saturday, July 23, 2015 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at Station 87 (Headquarters). The address is 29815 State Route 706 East, Ashford, WA 98304.

The open house will include: free blood pressure checks, educational booths, games for the kids, a landing by an Airlift Northwest helicopter (weather and operations dependent), and more. This would also be a fantastic opportunity for your children to learn firsthand what to do about Fire Safety and how to get out of the house in the event of a house fire. For more information about this event, please click here.

One week later, on Saturday, July 30, 2016 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Cascade Regional Blood Services will be at Station 87 (29815 State Route 706 East, Ashford, WA 98304) for a Community Blood Drive.

If you're interested in being a blood donor, please contact Lt. Scott Beason to get on the schedule. We are looking for at least 30 volunteers to help with blood donations at an especially critical time of the year for Cascade Regional Blood Services.

We hope to see you at both events!

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 5:02:28 PM

Pierce County Alert

Get alerts about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our Pierce County Alert Program. This emergency notification service enables Pierce County to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods. Sign Up here!Friday, December 24, 2010 9:34:00 PM

New Weather Station

The Fire Station in Ashford, WA now has a Weather Station attached to it. If you want to know how much it's rained, or the temperature, just go to the weather site.Friday, October 15, 2010 12:00:00 PM